tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post22669701345311819..comments2024-03-28T02:36:30.029-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Ellen Crosby--The Angel's ShareJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54994808242191959732019-11-02T21:20:57.350-04:002019-11-02T21:20:57.350-04:00Thanks so much for writing!Thanks so much for writing!Ellen Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232218287362483659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37396991933704930662019-11-02T21:20:29.704-04:002019-11-02T21:20:29.704-04:00Yay! Thanks!
Yay! Thanks!<br />Ellen Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232218287362483659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21425547909531856822019-11-02T17:23:52.804-04:002019-11-02T17:23:52.804-04:00My daughter lives near Dulles, and I try to visit ...My daughter lives near Dulles, and I try to visit at least one historical site or museum when we are there. Thanks for the idea. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40442064457977409582019-11-02T16:21:32.288-04:002019-11-02T16:21:32.288-04:00My day job had me so tied up I am just getting to ...My day job had me so tied up I am just getting to Jungle Reds now. Thank goodness I did! I have enjoyed the Wine Country Mysteries for years, and I think this one with its National Treasure style quest sounds fascinating. Can't wait to read it!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292993485984273172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24706381259358224422019-11-02T16:11:11.940-04:002019-11-02T16:11:11.940-04:00Already downloaded my Kindle copies👍🏼👏🤭Already downloaded my Kindle copies👍🏼👏🤭Teri Soareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857726595089810271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51562296781460647732019-11-02T14:36:26.314-04:002019-11-02T14:36:26.314-04:00I hope you give me a try, Teri! :)I hope you give me a try, Teri! :)Ellen Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232218287362483659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82759754789500520352019-11-02T14:35:44.613-04:002019-11-02T14:35:44.613-04:00Thanks, Jim! There is so much history in Virginia ...Thanks, Jim! There is so much history in Virginia . . . I'm already working on the next book.Ellen Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232218287362483659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84762215957888945062019-11-02T14:35:04.067-04:002019-11-02T14:35:04.067-04:00Diana, you have been to some of the beautiful plac...Diana, you have been to some of the beautiful places in Virginia. Skyline Drive, through the Blue Ridge Mountains, is gorgeous--especially in autumn. When we used to visit our sons at William & Mary in Williamsburg I always found it amusing to catch one of the character actors dressed in colonial clothing on a break doing something very 21st century.Ellen Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232218287362483659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78138924001525423142019-11-02T14:29:47.966-04:002019-11-02T14:29:47.966-04:00Thanks, Hallie. It has been good to see you here i...Thanks, Hallie. It has been good to see you here in Dallas at Bouchercon! xoEllen Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232218287362483659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4360708125627255182019-11-02T14:29:22.082-04:002019-11-02T14:29:22.082-04:00Pat, thank you so much. Virginia is, indeed, very ...Pat, thank you so much. Virginia is, indeed, very beautiful. Plus I like our slogan: Virginia is for lovers. :)Ellen Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232218287362483659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62043145538885723302019-11-02T14:28:32.879-04:002019-11-02T14:28:32.879-04:00Karen, what a great story! We did visit the Masoni...Karen, what a great story! We did visit the Masonic Temple in Alexandria, Virginia; it's a fascinating place. I wanted to write about it in THE ANGELS' SHARE but it just didn't fit into the plot. Definitely worth a visit, though, if you're in the DC area.Ellen Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232218287362483659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30573152202683728292019-11-02T13:15:47.963-04:002019-11-02T13:15:47.963-04:00Ohhhh, this is a series that I have been consideri...Ohhhh, this is a series that I have been considering. This latest plot is so intriguing. I loved the National Treasure movies also and love visiting Virginia and Williamsburg/Jamestown area. I am going to go broke reading this blog! Teri Soareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857726595089810271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47566809550297075062019-11-02T12:47:48.469-04:002019-11-02T12:47:48.469-04:00Congrats on the new one! You're really taking...Congrats on the new one! You're really taking advantage of all that Virginia (and wider!) History. Can't wait to see it!Jim Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228552211304121704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29776056881617482162019-11-02T11:46:41.074-04:002019-11-02T11:46:41.074-04:00Hi Ellen! Welcome to Jungle Reds! I remember you...Hi Ellen! Welcome to Jungle Reds! I remember you from the mystery conferences. Yes, I think that secret vaults can exist. Speaking of Virginia, in another lifetime ago, I lived in Washington, DC. We would take road trips through the Blue Ridge Mountains to visit Charlottesville, VA. We visited University of Virginia and Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. Before living in DC, I visited a friend who worked as a character interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg and that was where I tasted Virginia ham. Yum! That was the only time I liked ham. LOL. Colonial Williamsburg was beautiful. I felt as if I travelled back in time to a different time in history. No phones. No cars. No electricity. <br /><br />Congratulations on your new book. Now that is a book I would love to read!<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61018277458155060252019-11-02T10:56:24.620-04:002019-11-02T10:56:24.620-04:00Hi Ellen! I’m a huge fan ... can’t wait to read th...Hi Ellen! I’m a huge fan ... can’t wait to read the new book!! And secret vaults and hidden wine?? I would certainly hope so!!!Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33310628959018945662019-11-02T10:26:01.395-04:002019-11-02T10:26:01.395-04:00Loved the book, Ellen! We’ve been on a couple of h...Loved the book, Ellen! We’ve been on a couple of househunting trips to the Lexington area. Virginia is beautiful. Your books have a very murderous bunch of rich folks for such a small area!Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28134933849981702712019-11-02T10:04:02.289-04:002019-11-02T10:04:02.289-04:00Ever since Nancy Drew--The Hidden Staircase, and T...Ever since Nancy Drew--The Hidden Staircase, and The Secret of the Old Clock--I've been intrigued with the idea of secret passageways and hidden rooms. Who isn't? This fascination was only enhanced by learning about secret hidey holes in mansions in my hometown, a stop on the Underground Railroad. A grade school friend's family had one under their first floor closet, ingeniously camouflaged. <br /><br />Growing up Catholic, I was always told that the Freemasons were wicked, the Masonic Temple was a shady and mysterious place. Who knew, there was devil worship, maybe human sacrifice. My mother would never say this, just hint of sinful motives for what seemed to be a cult. Then my mother's second husband, an electrician of Scottish descent, turned out to be a Mason, and we got a glimpse of his sacred apron, etc. Come to find out, my favorite uncle, electrician and devout Catholic, was also a Freemason. Shocking.<br /><br />In other words, I willingly suspend disbelief for yarns like this, Ellen! Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2421122748862014042019-11-02T10:03:03.899-04:002019-11-02T10:03:03.899-04:00Thank you for this!!Thank you for this!!Ellen Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232218287362483659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83570702791018634622019-11-02T10:02:37.723-04:002019-11-02T10:02:37.723-04:00I hope you enjoy the series, Deana!! And I'm g...I hope you enjoy the series, Deana!! And I'm glad you're a believer. :)Ellen Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232218287362483659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20996844007939446362019-11-02T10:01:38.730-04:002019-11-02T10:01:38.730-04:00What a fascinating story! The Folger does have a c...What a fascinating story! The Folger does have a collection of items/papers/etc from folks who have "evidence" that Will didn't write his own plays. I loved National Treasure, too!Ellen Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232218287362483659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24264272504783262392019-11-02T10:00:03.208-04:002019-11-02T10:00:03.208-04:00Cathy, it was too intriguing not to write about, a...Cathy, it was too intriguing not to write about, as I said in the blog. Plus 2 sons and a daughter-in-law went to the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg--in all my visits to W&M, I somehow never came across the story of Bruton Vault!Ellen Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232218287362483659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18080357089880295752019-11-02T09:58:48.687-04:002019-11-02T09:58:48.687-04:00Joan, thanks for this! Let me know what you think ...Joan, thanks for this! Let me know what you think after you've read the book!Ellen Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232218287362483659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77820427848787653012019-11-02T09:58:21.719-04:002019-11-02T09:58:21.719-04:00Debs, I am dashing off to my Bouchercon panel in h...Debs, I am dashing off to my Bouchercon panel in half an hour, but I will definitely be checking in. Thanks so much for inviting me to JRW again. It's such a treat! xoEllen Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232218287362483659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50452838235148779852019-11-02T09:49:24.984-04:002019-11-02T09:49:24.984-04:00Secret vaults and hidden wine... Of course they ex...Secret vaults and hidden wine... Of course they exist. How else do you explain the broken headstone found in the basement of the rectory that predates the church itself. Hidden wine is easy - forgotten caves, lost to the generations due overgrowth or epidemic or, in my part the country, earthquake. Secret vaults? Sure but I have to ask, what happens to the contains when exposed to air for the first time in generations? And now, Ellen, I have a new author to add to my list. Of course, I have to begin at the beginning, it's just the way I'm put together, but this one sounds very intriguing, I history. Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50150679536405173482019-11-02T09:35:12.624-04:002019-11-02T09:35:12.624-04:00Shalom Reds and fans. Hello Ellen. I have a friend...Shalom Reds and fans. Hello Ellen. I have a friend from grade school, who owned a boutique winery in Virginia somewhere. I think he must have sold it more than a few years back. I no longer drink wine; however, I always love a good yarn. <br /><br />There is a story about Shakespeare and the King James Version of the Bible which most biblical experts discount as hokum. Here it is. In beginning of 1611, Shakespeare would have been 46 years old. If you look at Psalm 46 in the KJV and count 46 words, starting with the first verse “God…” you come to the word “shake”. If you start from the end, discounting the word “Selah” and count 46 words, you come to the word “spear” which in 1611 was spelled “speare”. Further, if you add 4 plus 6, you get 10. Starting at verse ten, you count 6 words, you come to “I (am) and counting 4 more words from “I” you get the word “will” which makes “will I am”.<br /><br />The “believers” think that Shakespeare was one of the scholars who crafted the translation and placed his signature for us to find. Say, what you will. I believe it.<br /><br />I am most times a cynic but I loved the movie National Treasure. <br />David Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144607647071920674noreply@blogger.com